Last month, FWC held a series of virtual public meetings to get feedback from Florida residents on the proposal for black bear hunting. That feedback will be presented at the next commission ...

FWC initially requested for a proposal on a potential bear hunt in December 2024, and held a series of virtual public meetings this year to gain feedback from Floridians on the topic. Last week ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The latest sampling results from FWC show the red tide in our region following hurricanes Helene and Milton continues to push south.

The FWC is also encouraging all boaters, regardless of age or experience, to complete a certified boating safety course. In the release, FWC's Lt. Nicholas Korade said life jackets and boater ...

In 2024, the FWC says it issued over 74,000 boating safety education ID cards, up 1,000 from 2023. The report lists only reportable accidents, which meet the following criteria: ...

FWC’s own agency has stated new data will not be available until 2030. Making irreversible decisions based on incomplete science, during a time of heightened public emotion, is reckless and wrong.

According to the FWC, the death of Markel was the first bear attack death in state history. Jerome, the area where the bear attack occurred, has the third largest population of bears in the state ...

Young said FWC increased the allotment for the 2025 statewide alligator hunt by 1,000 tags. Between the hunt and SNAP program, up to 15,000 alligators were taken out of the wild in 2023, he said.

Alligator attack that killed woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee was ‘defensive incident,’ FWC says The attack occurred in the mouth of a canal leading to Lake Kissimmee, just east of Osceola ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is expected to release new information about a person who was killed in an alligator attack at Lake Kissimmee State Park.

Young said FWC increased the allotment for the 2025 statewide alligator hunt by 1,000 tags. Between the hunt and SNAP program, up to 15,000 alligators were taken out of the wild in 2023, he said.

NOW PLAYING ABOVE FWC believes bear spotted in St. Augustine ‘has moved out of the area,’ police say FWC believes bear spotted in St. Augustine ‘has moved out of the area,’ police say ...